An emerging school of thought has remodelers cross-marketing with complementary local businesses for greater visibility and more referrals...
Consultant Tim Nagle tells you how to make and use a referral book to stay in touch with past customers.
Local group of housing professionals markets the services of member companies.
If a current survey is still active, you will be able to participate immediately. New surveys are typically released in the first half of...
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Benchmarks help remodelers evaluate their company's performance. Some benchmarks are averages, some represent reasonable targets, still others set thresholds. The danger, however, is that a benchmark that is meaningful for most companies may not be appropriate for some.
The REMODELING benchmark for marketing expenditures is 3% of annual revenue (August 1998), but the fact is most residential remodeling companies don't do any deliberate marketing at all. To complete the vicious cycle, the ambushed remodeler executes a half-baked emergency marketing scheme, which...
How do you determine what to spend on marketing when you need to boost sales efforts for growth?Joaquin Erazo Jr., marketing vice president at Case Design/Remodeling, Bethesda, Md., uses a formula that relies on history as an indicator of future performance. "The goal is to make sure you are not...
Gayler Construction forms a community group to help provide cost-effective solar installations.
Community service can be a vital marketing tool, but be selective in how you invest your time and dollars.
With more consumers researching companies online and ranking their services through consumer-oriented social evaluation websites, it pays...
A client feedback process throughout a remodeling job ensures that you address issues as they arise. The result: happy clients and more...